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61,848 new plug-in electric vehicles hit the Nordic roads in 2016. As a result, the total stock has increased with 162% in 2016. At the same time the last quarters show that the Norwegian market is stabilising – a market which is the undisputed Nordic leader within sale of battery-powered vehicles. Sales of EV and…

Europe ended 2016 just nudging past the 100,000 all-electric car sales sold mark for the year. According to Avere-France, new registrations of BEVs amounted to 102,625 units (which was about 5% more than the previous year). The total all-electric fleet on European roads today stands at more than 340,000 vehicles; and with just a… Inside EVs

Despite sales of the Nissan LEAF waffling (or just straight out falling) around most of the world, 2016 was the most successful to date for the LEAF at home in Japan; perhaps one of the reasons that has caused Nissan to drag its feet showing the “next” LEAF – which according… Inside EVs

Tesla Motors sold the most plug-in electric cars in the U.S. last year, which is major achievement for a couple reasons. The first is that Tesla is a relatively new, and relatively small company; while the second is that it has just two all-electric models in its lineup (no plug-in hybrids)… Inside EVs

The new Audi R18 made its world premiere on the occasion of the Audi Sport Finale at the Audi Training Center Munich on Saturday. Audi Sport has fundamentally re-designed the Audi R18 for the 2016 season. The LMP1 race car that will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the FIA World Endurance…

Following the new Audi R18’s world premiere at the Audi Training Center Munich last month, the now battery powered R18 Audi Le Mans Prototype LMP was recently caught testing at Sebring International raceway in Florida USA. The 2016 R18 retains the 4.0L TDI engine but moves up into the 6MJ class; the 2015 R18 raced…

One of the most important new cars of the 2016 model year isn’t some 600-horsepower sports car, or a big crossover wagon. It’s the hybrid that started it all, or at least made hybrids what they are today. Recently in Las Vegas, and also at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, Toyota gave the world a…

Recently, the folks over at Auto World News attended a General Motors event in Detroit. On display, among other vehicles, was a 2016 Chevrolet Volt. The Auto World News crew started to examine the interior of the Volt and found that its display showed an estimated range of 54 miles…. Inside EVs